Between Me, You And Them

PAPA

NANDA

Elsi was enjoying her meal next to me. I was endlessly staring at his face.

I've never seen her as beautiful as she is now, her face in make up and full of flowers in her hair. Her body was wrapped in a simple white dress. It's not wrong that I decided she had to dress up on our wedding day.

She realized I was just watching her, and not touching my food at all.

"Why bang? Menor huh?" He asked while wrinkling his face. I laugh.

"Pretty. Real pretty. Until not konsen brother. Thank goodness El came out after brother finished kabul ijab. Maybe if not, you can say it wrong."

He nodded and was embarrassed. Just like he did when we were in school. I was telling the truth, not flirting with it.

"But I swear to God, El was really afraid that my brother was wrongly mentioned earlier. Not nervous brother just now?"

I nodded as I bribed the spoon into my mouth.

"Bangetpus. I trained 3 days ago. Still feeling very nervous. Thank goodness there was nothing wrong with that."

"Not wrong, but talking about speeding rich in pursuit of demons." Leo came up to us and sat down next to me.

"Om really?"

I asked in disbelief. Yeah I don't feel like I'm talking too fast, probably because of her nervousness.

"Let's see a video from HP om."

I'm downcast embarrassed. It was not perfect yet I did it. I was trying as quietly as possible. Yeah but what do you want again, time to be reset? I'm thankful I didn't get it wrong.

And it's not new for me to speak in public like that. I'm an organization boy, I'm used to performing in front of people.

But it turns out it feels different if you are kabul ijab, because it turns out that cesacral marriage contract. Doing it is not easy at all.

The guests went home and we finished cleaning the house. I saw the clock showing at 4 p.m.

Leo told me to rest. He knows I'm very tired in a few days.

Because from yesterday, we were busy cleaning up the ward house we were going to occupy, and were also busy taking care of our contract preparation.

Our marriage is not registered in the country. Said Leo, later it can follow. The important thing is we must be legal first to be a husband and wife.

I knocked on the door of the room first before I entered, I heard Elsi let me in, then I dared to open the door.

I'm afraid if I go in she's changing clothes or something, it's gonna make her uncomfortable.

because as long as we were together, we were roommates, but I never slept with her. I've been sleeping with Leo all this time. Again, I don't think we're legitimate. Even at our birthday party...... Ah already is.

"Ngapain? Just come in bang." He said while trying to untie his hair. She had changed clothes, but her hair was still as beautiful as before.

"Where else did El change his clothes."

"When you change clothes, why? Are we husband and wife?"

Suddenly my heart was beating hard. Oh, my God, I am now her husband. Which means I deserve her. Including seeing him.....

I bowed my face and took a deep breath.

What do you think Nanda? Don'tcrazy.

Do not think like, There is still a lot of PR that you have to do than have to think about things like that.

I switched to my "Saltingan" by helping her untie her hair.

"Here let me help you."

I let her sit down and I removed the little flower from her hair one by one.

"Dude...." He scolded me.

"Yes?"

"Our marriage is legal, isn't it?"

I quit my activities.

"We know that we, especially Elsi, have no guardians at all. Elsi's parents did not know and were not present. Still not really bang?"

"Hm....." I hung up my sentence. He turned his body towards me. Waiting for my answer.

"Surely my brother hesitated to make this story to Elsi...."

"What do you mean?"

"really so... You actually have Papa's contact."

Elsi doesn't seem to understand. He just scrunched his eyebrows.

"So El, Brother there's his papa contact Elsi. Brother search on Instagram Elmi and brother DM to his account papa. Brother asked for papa's phone number. Hope papa ngasih and brother can tell all his. Actually brother did this when we just got here. Because no matter what, you have to ask permission to marry Elsi. Must ask for blessing. Brother does not care what the risk that brother receives later, which obviously brother just ask for blessing to papa."

"And it turns out papa responded brother. He asked for my brother's phone number. He called my brother."

"Continue?"

"Yes, tell me everything that happened. Papa knew it from Mom. And he's trying to keep El out because Elsi's number is changed and Elsi's sosmed is off."

"What's papa's response?"

"Elsi want to talk to papa?" My bargain. She's speechless.

"If El wants to, brother call papa now. Because papa really wants to talk to Elsi."

Elsi just fell silent while holding her finger. He looks very confused.

"You want?" Bargain me again.

She was silent for a long time but she finally accepted my offer. Even with a thousand doubts on his face.

I called papa with my HP. It didn't take long, papa picked it up.

"Yes, okay a minute." I turned off the phone.

"Papa asked for a video call." My word. I turned the call into a video call. I gave my HP to Elsi. He refused and told me to speak first.

"Assalamualaikum pa." I said it the first time you picked up the phone. It was the first time I ever met my face with papa. Because yesterday we were just a regular phone call.

"Moskalamic. How was?"

"Alhamdulillah smoothly pa. Many neighbors also came to pray."

"Thank God then. Elsi?" Papa asked me across there. I looked at Elsi. It's been her time to talk to papa. His face was doubtful, but I nodded in confidence.

I gave him HP. He took it with doubt.

"Eltrus... Papa's son...." Papa. I can only hear it from far away.

I saw Elsi just speechless and her body shaking. A thread of water spool came out from the corner of his eye. This is the first time he came into contact with his family after he was kicked out of the house. I approached her and held her hand tightly.

"Lad..." He was crying a mouthful. He can't say much. I heard a joke from across there. Looks like papa is crying too.

"Not be sad. Until whenever Elsi is still papa's son."

"Elcus.... Elsi apologizes, pa..."

"There is no need for Elsi to apologize to papa, because papa already sorry Elsi from the first. Elsi don't disappear from papa's life, son." Elsi just nodded and still continued to cry. I took over HP and kept it pointed to his face.

"You two stay in contact. Papa will be there for you. What you did was a mistake, but not a regret. Now all we think about is the front of him. What happens let it happen, the meaning of this is already the destiny of all of us. If you know, or El told papa about this, you would have told Elsi to come here papa."

"I'm sorry Elsi pa...."

"What matters is that you're legally married, papa has already approved of you. About the others, we think later."

"But how's mom?" Elsi asked in between her prank.

"For a while mom let's not need to know how and where you guys are. Slow down if it's time we'll tell. Do you know what mom is? So we calm ourselves down first. Elsi isn't alone, El still has papa."

"Sirland..." Papa called me. I immediately pointed the HP screen at my face.

"Yes pa?"

"If you like, you fly here, just live here with papa. All this later, papa help take care of."

"Well, God willing, if everything is back to normal we can visit papa there."

"Your tree lives well, boy, who gets along. Understand each other. If there is any distress do not hesitate to call papa. Papa must help you. You're not gonna be alone."

Me and Elsi both nodded.

Papa ended his call when he had a long conversation with Elsi. It's like they haven't talked in a long time.

Although Elsi's face was swollen from crying, but she looked happier than before. Maybe because he was relieved, there was still a family that accepted him. With his current condition.

Again, I am very grateful for what happened today.

Although I still have a lot to do, at least I have done a big task, which is to marry her.